Note-plate for mechanical musical instruments



(No Model.)

EL. L. GUENDBT & F. J. BERNARD. NCTE PLATE ECE MECHANICAL MUSICALINSTRUMENTS. No. 577,839.

Patented Mar. 2, 1897,

UNITED STATES EMILE L. CUENDET, OF NEIV YORK,

PATENT OEEICE.

N. Y., AND FRANK J. BERNARD, OF

IIOBOKEN, NEIV JERSEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 577,839, dated March 2,1897.

.Application iiled June 20, 1896.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it knownthat we, EMILE L. CUENDET, a citizen of Switzerland, residingat New York, in the county and State of New York, and FRANK J. BERNARD,a citizen of the United States, residing at Hoboken, in the county ofHudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Note-Plates for Mechanical Musical Instruments, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved construction of a note plate ordisk for mechanical musical instruments, and has for its object toimprove the construction of its note pins or lugs.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan of a portion of anote-plate embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2,Fig. l; Fig. 3, a section on line 3 3, Fig. 4i; and Fig. 4t, a detailtop view of a portion of a note-plate, showing one of the note pins orlugs.

The letter A represents the circular body of a slotted sheet-metalnote-plate adapted to be rotated around its axis and provided with thereed-actuating pins, as usual.

In order to impart rotary motion to the disk A, we provide it at a shortdistance from its periphery with a circular concentric rack composed ofa number of equally-spaced einbossed teeth a, engaged by a pinion b.

Serial No. 596,250. (No model.)

The note pins or lugs c are punched out of the body of the disk and arecurled to forni a closed eye, the end c of which abuts against the bodyof the lug. Immediately back of this closed eye a boss d is struck outof the plate A, which contacts with the body of the lug and tends toprevent it from bending. That is to say, the pressure borne by the frontof the lug c while playing the instrument will have a tendency to bendsuch lug backward. This tendency is, however, resisted by the boss d,which forms an abutment for the rear of the lug. Moreover, as the freeend c/ of the lug contacts with the body thereof the entire body of thelug is braced and a very high degree of strength is obtained.

Vhat we claim is- A note-plate provided with a curled lug, the end ofwhich abuts against the body of the lug, and with a boss that contactswith the back of suchlug, substantially as specified.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 16th day of June, A. D. 1896.

E. L. CUENDET. FRANK J. BERNARD.

Vitn csses:

ISAAC INGLESON, A. LANcELor.

